RN-Transplant Coordinator

Job Summary

Transplant coordinator coordinates solid organ (liver, kidney, pancreas, and multi‑organ) transplantation for all pediatric and adult recipients. This clinical, educator, investigator, consultant, and leader role is a primary member of a multidisciplinary team responsible for organizing care of transplant patients and providing follow‑up throughout the continuum of care.

Licensed as RN for at least one (1) year.

Valid RN license. Basic Life Support (BLS) required.

• Nursing experience in an intensive care environment, related nursing experience, or transplant experience.
• BSN preferred.
• Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator (CCTC) and ACLS preferred.

• Critical thinking, time management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team with strong presentation and decision‑making skills.
• Knowledge of healthcare industry trends, medical procedures, patient assessment, and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent written and oral communication and ability to present education materials to diverse audiences.
• Attention to detail and effective documentation with physicians, organ procurement organization, operating room, ICU, and ED staff.

• Provide daily clinical assessment of transplant patients throughout all phases of care.
• Coordinate evaluation process for pre‑transplant (referral) patients to ensure effective use of hospital and clinical resources.
• Assess post‑transplant organ function and general health status and determine need for additional assessment or intervention.
• Facilitate scheduling of studies or procedures for diagnostic purposes, managing fiscal responsibility for patient and hospital costs.
• Participate in development and implementation of protocol and standards of care for transplant patients with the multidisciplinary team.
• Assist nurses and other staff to access, plan, and implement and evaluate care of transplant patients.
• Monitor process and outcomes of routine care to determine quality outcomes and performance improvement processes.
• Provide on‑call coverage, including coordination of activities prior to transplant and as medical triage for outpatients in collaboration with the physician/provider on‑call.
• Coordinate transplantation processes when a donor is available (24h/7d) including communication between physicians, organ procurement organizations, patient/family, and medical teams such as ED, ICU, blood bank, and histocompatibility laboratory.
• Review patient's medical care including lab and procedural results, maintain medication reconciliation, assess patient issues, and triage care with transplant providers.
• Complete necessary documentation according to regulatory requirements per CMS and UNOS.
• Communicate timely with multidisciplinary team and patients/family regarding all care issues.
• Collaborate effectively with all multidisciplinary team members and care teams involved with the transplant patient.
• Maintain patient transplant record with current data to facilitate communication.
• Plan nursing care and medical procedures with fiscal responsibility by working collaboratively with transplant administrators, financial coordinators, health system utilization review, and third‑party case managers.
• Educate potential recipient and donor candidates, their families, and caregivers throughout the continuum of care.
• Develop patient education materials or identify external resources for patient education in all phases of transplantation care.
• Educate nurses and other multidisciplinary team members about patient care issues to promote positive outcomes for transplant patients.
• Provide education and consultation about transplantation and organ donation for the community at large.
• Serve as a resource person/preceptor for graduate and undergraduate nursing programs.
• Participate or lead team conferences, rounds, or meetings related to care of the transplant patient or program issues.
• Interpret research and published data to nursing staff regarding current issues in transplantation and incorporate research into evidence‑based practice.
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